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Show BODY OF STRANGER IS FOUND IN BED Evidence Indicates Suicide of Laborer, "Who Had Bun Short of Funds. Tho body of a man registered as 13. Illcks of Thistle was found at noon yesterday yes-terday lying on the bed in his room In the Oxford house at 53 JSaBt First South street The man evidently had been dead for several hours when found. The police were notified and Patrolman F. M. Frautr. and an officer of tho health department responded and had tho body removed to the IS. G, O'DonncIl undertaking rooms without consulting tho coroner. Hicks is thought to have been In poor circumstances and out of work and those who investigated Informed tho undertaker undertak-er that it probably was a case of suicide. He registered in tho Oxford Saturday night. He had with him a bundle of bedding bed-ding and other effects that would orve to indicate that ho wan a laboring man. There was but 615 cents In money in the room. Crystals of cyanide of potassium were found In the room, according to Patrolman Patrol-man Frantx, both on tho tablo and In a tin box In tho room. The undertakers Will endeavor to locate relatives of the man. He was about 30 years of age, and when found on the bed In his room was fully drcsaed, as though lie had taken ta-ken the poison and fallen there. |